Thai PTT Exploration & Production PCL (PTTEP) said Tuesday that it has discovered crude oil and natural gas in the offshore Vietnam 9-2 project, the newswire Dow Jones reported.
The transport ministry is mulling a project to dig a short canal linking Can Tho Port with the existing Quan Chanh Bo Canal in the Hau River to make a new passage to the Eastern Sea navigable for vessels of up to 20, 000 DWT.
Thailand wants to reach an agreement with Vietnam under which the two countries would increase the prices of their rice in the international market, as proposed by the Thai Trade Ministry.
Ho Chi Minh City broke ground Sunday on a long-conceived project to build a bridge spanning the Saigon River with estimated investment capital of nearly VND1.1 trillion.
Prime Minister Phan Van Khai will make a historic visit to the U.S. soon, the first by a Vietnamese leader in 30 years, to mark 10 years since the two countries resumed diplomatic ties, a diplomat confirmed recently.
A US Navy vessel docked at the Saigon port in Ho Chi Minh City at noon Mar. 29 for a five-day visit aimed at boosting bilateral relations between Vietnam and the US.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) leader on Wednesday said he and the WTO Secretariat hoped that Vietnam could join the WTO early and were willing to assist the country to achieve this goal.
Vietnamese living abroad are permitted to build houses to sell or rent in the Dung Quat Economic Zone in central Quang Ngai province, the government decided recently.
Chechen separatist leader Aslan Maskhadov has been killed by Russian troops in the mainly Muslim Caucasus region, Russian army spokesman confirmed on Tuesday.
